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Dog Barking Drama: When Neighbourly Conflicts Turn Threatening
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I used to be a dog lover, but 5 years of living over a stream from a Thai lady with 5 dogs, one of which barks and howls constantly at all hours of the night for no apparent reason other than it can changed my mind. And yes , it is probably the owner that is to blame for not keeping her dogs under control, but she has a shop of sorts adjacent to the "space/yard" where the dogs are confined (I don't think she actually lives there) and says they are "guard dogs"!!! I don't like barking dogs any more, especially when they constantly disturb my sleep !!! -
Phuket Hit-and-Run: Police Hunt Knife-Wielding Foreigners - video
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
I've lived in Samui for nearly 20 years, and have never seen behaviour such as this - in actual fact I have never seen a fight! Sure, they do happen, but I've never seen one and I do frequent the bars. Maybe I'm just lucky, I guess. However, I have seen - this year in particular, an increase in irresponsible behaviour on the roads from tourists on motor bikes, and quite a few accidents (some serious) And the number of people riding bikes without helmets is increasing - the police used to do "helmet checks" but I've not seen one for the last couple of years - maybe because I'm not on the roads so much these days, but the number of bare chested farangs flying about the place on "big bikes" is certainly becoming a problem. Maybe the police should be doing more? 🤣 -
Thai MP Allegedly Caught Vaping in Parliament Sparks Outrage
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"This is not so worse than the lying Prawit about his millions THB worth watches" Not even in the same class! Perhaps he could say that he borrowed the vaping machine from a friend who is now dead so he can't give it back ? -
Thai Police Arrest German Pedophile Linked to Child Porn Network
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
Several of Townshend's essays have been posted online, including "Meher Baba—The Silent Master: My Own Silence" in 2001, and "A Different Bomb", an indictment of the child pornography industry, the following year." And:- " Townshend – who is the founder of sexual abuse charity Double O – said he paid a £7 charge to a child pornography site, which he cancelled straight away, to expose the financial chain of child abuse from Russian orphanages. When police discovered the files, he was cautioned and placed on the sex offenders register for five years after he admitted to breaking the law." It would seem that as he has written books on the subject, formed a charity which seems to do nothing but good, (Check it on Google) that at worst, he made a stupid decision, but is not in the same league as the guy who is the subject of this case. -
Thai Police Arrest German Pedophile Linked to Child Porn Network
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
I was going to say "Well done" to the Thai police for catching this scumbag. Actually, yes,well done, but as you read into the story it came about not because of the hard work by the RTP, but because of a tip off from an American agency. -
Russian 'Mafia' Caught Extorting Tourists on Koh Pha Ngan
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Southern Thailand News
The "guy" with his face "pixellated" out must be the "....Russian man allegedly posing as a "mafia" figure on Koh Pha Ngan,......" Having said that, he/she doesn't look particularly menacing!!! -
Expert Calls for Urgent Review of Thailand's Alcohol Policies
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"Longer opening hours don't necessarily mean longer or more drinking!" Completely agree! I posted on here a while ago that when they increased the drinking hours in Scotland the naysayers expected the level of drunkenness to go up, whereas it actually went down! The reasons given were that people only have a certain amount of cash to spend on alcohol, and by extending the drinking hours, drinkers were consuming the same amount of alcohol, but stretching it out for longer, so drinking slower = less drunk! -
Condo in Nana Area Used for Illegal Rentals and Prostitution, MP Says
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
I know what I saw, but it's not worth arguing about, because the next thing is that you'll be asking me for a "link" and if you think I am going to trawl back through 15+ years of ThaiVisa posts - think again!! -
Condo in Nana Area Used for Illegal Rentals and Prostitution, MP Says
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
It was quoted on here quite a long time ago (I've been here for more than 20 years) -
Condo in Nana Area Used for Illegal Rentals and Prostitution, MP Says
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
But...but......but I thought that the authorities/police said that there was no prostitution in Thailand? -
Foreign Scammer with EM Bracelet Targets Pattaya Women
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
Victims have contacted police, but officers claim they cannot act as these incidents are not classified as flagrant offenses. WHAT? -
Thailand Balances Booze Ban with Tourism on Buddhist Holy Days
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I think you mean "the stupid daytime law of NOT buying alcohol in the supermarkets."! 🙂 -
Thailand Balances Booze Ban with Tourism on Buddhist Holy Days
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
What about the stupid 2 - 5 ban? -
US Halts Military Aid to Ukraine Amid Push for Peace Talks
sambum replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I think Zelensky mentioned that they have broken ceasefires 25 times in this war. -
US Halts Military Aid to Ukraine Amid Push for Peace Talks
sambum replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The plans for which I presume are now "on hold"? -
US Halts Military Aid to Ukraine Amid Push for Peace Talks
sambum replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The reason being that many people do not like the idea of a "Superpower" illegally snatching another countries land! And that also means Americans stealing the land of the indigenous peoples, and the British Empire doing the same, (but they are trying to make amends for some of the wrongs - I don't see America doing much for the Indian tribes) -
Celebrating Songkran: Thailand Bets Big on Boosting Tourism
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
The photo says a lot - I wonder how many people fall off their motorbikes due to getting a bowlful of iced water (sometimes laced with detergent which can temporarily "blind" you) thrown forcefully into their faces by "fun loving" revellers? -
Koh Pha Ngan Police Criticised for Ignoring Foreign Cannabis Thieves
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
See the post re "money" and a***s! -
British Tourist Knocked Out by Pattaya Club Bouncer
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Same in the UK - doormen have to have a licence. -
British Tourist Knocked Out by Pattaya Club Bouncer
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
"In a troubling incident on Pattaya's bustling Walking Street" Seems to be a lot of "troubling incidents" in the "Family Friendly Resort" these days!!! -
Thailand Faces Backlash Over Secret Uyghur Deportation to China
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
"Shame" is too mild a word to use - how about "possible assisted mass homicide" -
Or when one attacks a politician!
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Rubbish! These are unpredictable killing machines! Bred to kill and will even turn on their own masters in an instant! Just 2 examples:- Tue 21/01/2025 08:17 A temple in Nonthaburi became the site of unimaginable horror when a pitbull viciously attacked and killed a monk. The tragic incident unfolded in the early hours of today, January 21, leaving the temple community in shock and mourning "Giant, aged 2, the Pit Bull breed or Ban Dog that savaged its owner to death last week has been taken to his funeral in Pattaya. He took part in a ceremony called "khor khama" in which he apologized to the corpse." ***STOP PRESS***! From today's headlines in AseanNow:- "A six-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being viciously attacked by a pit bull in her home in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The dog dragged the child from her bed, inflicting severe injuries to her neck and head, tearing off the skin and exposing parts of her skull. She remains in intensive care at Pak Kret Hospital." You'll probably say it was the owner's fault because he didn't have the dog chained up!!!